George Keich

George Robert Keich left this earth to join his parents Robert and Louise after a brave fight against lymphoma. He was 74 years old. He leaves behind his wife, Corrie of 37 years, son Robert, daughters, Linda and Ellen, grandchildren, Cameron, Derek, and Aleena, and a sister Ruth. George grew up with his father in the military and moved all over the country as well as abroad in England. He was a proud Gator graduating from The University of Florida with a degree in chemical engineering. He went on to work for DuPont, Calsicat, and Powers Chemco in the Netherlands. It was in the Netherlands that he met his wife and returned home to the US. After retiring, he drove a school bus for Therapeutic Center and Kidspeace, and later moved to Florida where he went to work for Enterprise. He was a member of the SCCA running road rallies with his wife and son for many years. He was also the founding coach for the Salisbury Youth Association Girls basketball league and also actively involved in coaching his daughters in softball. He was a member of the NYU Photographic Department, as well as the Elks and the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club. A time of visitation will be held at Rose Lawn Funeral Home on Friday June 19, 2015 from 10:30 to 11:00 AM with a Funeral Service to follow at 11:00 AM George was an avid animal lover, in lieu of flowers the family requests that you make a donation to a local animal shelter in his name.

Visitation

Visitation

Rose Lawn Funeral Home
2942 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
Friday, June 19, 2015
10:30 AM

Service

Funeral Service

Rose Lawn Funeral Home
2942 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
Friday, June 19, 2015
11:00 PM